Simon Phillips: Last News

Dennis Harvey Film Critic This year saw one of the most zealously-guarded corporate empires of intellectual property spring a leak, as all the Magic Kingdom’s horses and men couldn’t keep Mickey Mouse from entering the public domain. Strictly speaking, what was no longer protected were the first three shorts in which that fabled rodent appeared, all made in 1928 — so, under current U.S. laws, their copyrights have now expired.

Pep Guardiola would 'love' to snap-up Real Madrid's Rodrygo as a replacement for Julian Alvarez.

At 12:01 am this morning, the earliest iteration of one of the world’s most beloved children’s characters entered the public domain. Shortly thereafter, the trailer for a slasher film called Mickey’s Mouse Trap was posted online.

Real Madrid are reportedly considering an 'audacious' move for Manchester City striker Erling Haaland in the summer transfer window, with Los Blancos looking at a 'new generation' of talent.

North By Northwest, the stage adaption of the classic 50s Hitchcock film, is a play filled with slick acting and even slicker production values.Starring David Campbell as Roger O. Thornhill and directed by Simon Phillips, this thrilling ride of mistaken identity plays out in typical Hitchcockian suspense, driven by an atmospheric soundtrack and clever use of projection to give the audience an intimate, birds-eye-view of the action.Set against the backdrop of the Cold War with talk of Russian spies and double-double agents, the themes seems vaguely familiar considering the high-stakes challenges the world faces in 2022, which adds a dimension of surreal familiarity.Starting in a hotel bar in New York City, the action takes the audience on a wild journey across several near-death experiences, an intrigue filled train trip to Chicago, a game of hit-the-deck with a crop duster and culminates in a harrowing scramble across a President’s face on North Dakota’s Mount Rushmore.The cast of many characters, aptly played by a cast of surprisingly few, are all polished actors of incredible skill with impressive credits to all their names but special mention, of course, must go to the star of the show, David Campbell, playing Roger O.